Ivermectin: Anti-Parasite Drug Could Have Second Act Fighting Malaria
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 - 22:00
in Health & Medicine
Ivermectin, a workhorse of a drug that a few weeks ago earned its developers a Nobel prize for its success in treating multiple tropical diseases, is showing early promise as a novel and desperately needed tool for interrupting malaria transmission, according to new findings presented today at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) Annual Meeting. read more